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Definitions for fall guy
fal·l guy
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Princeton's WordNet
chump, fool, gull, mark, patsy, fall guy, sucker, soft touch, mugnoun
a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of
Wiktionary
fall guynoun
one whom is gullible and easily duped
fall guynoun
scapegoat
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fall guy
A fall guy is an individual who is blamed or sacrificed for the mistakes, failures, or wrongdoings of others, particularly within a group or organization, often in order to divert attention or blame away from those who are actually responsible.
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Fall guy
A fall guy is a person who is used as a scapegoat; someone who ends up taking the blame for the actions of another person or group. Someone placed in the position of fall guy is often referred to as someone who is "taking the fall." In the film industry, a fall guy is a form of stock character.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of fall guy in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of fall guy in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of fall guy in a Sentence
You work within the rules as best you can to win the game. Unfortunately, the Treasury has abused its authority and made up its own rules, read shouldn't be the fall guy.
Billy was clearly a fall guy for Trump, you just can't be tied to a presidential scandal... and then expect your career to survive, but that's short-term. I would think he's toxic for a little while, but he'll rebound just fine… Billy will probably be just fine once this blows over.
Hes been caught, the prime minister needed a fall guy here, and hes it, this wont make it go away because there are so many serious questions around who knew what, when.
Sergeant Hutchins was out there to do his job, to execute his mission and to bring his men home alive, political and diplomatic pressure to make a fall guy on this case, right after Haditha, was palpable.
Comey, the FBI and the Mueller team wanted to make me a fall guy — just essentially, a coup attempt, I mean, I really had the entire world against me at that point.
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